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carl is up from kansas city, missouri on our lines for democrats. good morning. i am a liberal democrat from kansas city, missouri and i want to say a couple of things real quick. the media has gotten 80% of -- 40% of americans think he is a communist from kenya. and obama is a moderate republican. he is lower taxes for the very rich when they were supposed to be temporary. but because of clinton's surplus they have extended that. he got caught in an economic bind and he helped out the bankers. what he is doing with the insurance company are trying to do is trying to use free enterprise to regulate and turn the insurance companies who, by andway, are scam artists, turned them into a regulated utility and set some rules for the game and all the subsidies are going to the insurance companies. obviously, he's got to keep them from profiteering by putting a limit out so if they have a higher overhead than 20% they have to repay the money. well, we are trying to get people health insurance. and got thes in it pharmacy going and they put in the rule that the government
carl is up from kansas city, missouri on our lines for democrats. good morning. i am a liberal democrat from kansas city, missouri and i want to say a couple of things real quick. the media has gotten 80% of -- 40% of americans think he is a communist from kenya. and obama is a moderate republican. he is lower taxes for the very rich when they were supposed to be temporary. but because of clinton's surplus they have extended that. he got caught in an economic bind and he helped out the bankers....
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what is next for the motor city? i am an optimist because that is where i am from, but i think this is a really positive thing for detroit. for a long time, the city has been not really guided steadily. there has been a lot of corruption and things like that. i think this hard look under the bankruptcy laws is probably what they need to adjust a lot of problems. i feel for those may be losing their pensions. and 60 and is -- 58 65 years old, you cannot go out and find another job that pays you. i am hopeful this is the seeds of a strengthening turnaround in detroit. host: frank has this point action desk point -- --this point guest: a lot of people make difficult choices and that is the despair is -- disparity we see. seeing record returned. the other side of this country cannot even have some basic necessities in some cases. daniel next from waterville, maine. someone who have stopped looking altogether in this job. good morning and what is your story? caller: i am index paper employee, which was bought out with the
what is next for the motor city? i am an optimist because that is where i am from, but i think this is a really positive thing for detroit. for a long time, the city has been not really guided steadily. there has been a lot of corruption and things like that. i think this hard look under the bankruptcy laws is probably what they need to adjust a lot of problems. i feel for those may be losing their pensions. and 60 and is -- 58 65 years old, you cannot go out and find another job that pays you....
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that would have rocked the city backup online. did actuallywe illuminates the detroit public school board, but we left the control. history of local control, and it is only when you get to the point where leverage -- every last alternative is exhausted, they would have to put in. they were successful, and i give them a lot of credit, because they were able to go into the legislators sitting now in michigan, and put in better laws that we have on the books. we worked with the law that we had mobile we treaded to lurk -- we worked with the law, but we tried to work with the local officials. this was greater than the capacity to deal with, and an emergency matter was put in place. you could say that should have been done earlier, but even who thinke are people in detroit that bankruptcy is really not necessary. isn't there another way? , when you're ago talking about the fiscal conditions, people do not believe it. it is a lot like washington today. we will calls on the program saying that there are no real problems but just raise ta
that would have rocked the city backup online. did actuallywe illuminates the detroit public school board, but we left the control. history of local control, and it is only when you get to the point where leverage -- every last alternative is exhausted, they would have to put in. they were successful, and i give them a lot of credit, because they were able to go into the legislators sitting now in michigan, and put in better laws that we have on the books. we worked with the law that we had...
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pinpointingbe african-american cities. once these emergency managers affluentn place, the -- the elected officials will no longer have a voice. "the wall street journal" adding -- one more call from vanderbilt texas. george.this is we actually do need an apprenticeship program. mercedes-benz offered one in 2010 and it is working good over there in germany. that is what we need to bring down here, more apprenticeships, something like that. there are lots of opportunity down here, considering that even though we had immigrant in fluctuation, those things are not excuses. we need to be entrepreneurs out here. we need to give small businesses the opportunity. credit and give them small business credit. that is what i need to see. that is the last call we will take on that topic. we will change gears for the next topic and talk about iran and other countries. robert zarate joins us. later on we look at those who sit on state supreme court. weekend long, we are featuring the history and literary theme of the ohio his -- of the o
pinpointingbe african-american cities. once these emergency managers affluentn place, the -- the elected officials will no longer have a voice. "the wall street journal" adding -- one more call from vanderbilt texas. george.this is we actually do need an apprenticeship program. mercedes-benz offered one in 2010 and it is working good over there in germany. that is what we need to bring down here, more apprenticeships, something like that. there are lots of opportunity down here,...
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bankruptcy judge will rule the choices eligible for bankruptcy protection and let the city proposing plan to restructure its debt. if rose decides to kick the city -- thebankruptcy court, 500 claimants are among the nearly 100,000 creditors that are owed $18 billion. howard, good morning on our oppose line. i feel that somebody may get a hold of the controls and may use it for other purposes, like delivering a package with a bomb. if you have seen some futuristic movies, they are either spying on you. even in england they have cameras all over the place. there are summary things that can go on right now. host: a lot of people are responding to the poll on our facebook page. you can continue the conversation on our facebook page and also participate in that poll as well. one more call, this is glenn. i worked overseas in a third world country for years in the oil field. the government would not let us use that technology in this country. they do not allow us to bring the technology and. we have the corporations making money, making billions of dollars. that is my comment. host: you th
bankruptcy judge will rule the choices eligible for bankruptcy protection and let the city proposing plan to restructure its debt. if rose decides to kick the city -- thebankruptcy court, 500 claimants are among the nearly 100,000 creditors that are owed $18 billion. howard, good morning on our oppose line. i feel that somebody may get a hold of the controls and may use it for other purposes, like delivering a package with a bomb. if you have seen some futuristic movies, they are either spying...
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barbara is from rapid city, south dakota, on our line for independents. you are on with colette matzzie. caller: good morning, colette. i would like to ask a couple of questions about this whistleblower law and how it affects how it works. use ago i saw a special on abc about the policing -- years ago i saw a special on abc about the policing of america, and they talked about how a burden and now they had lied and cheated and yet they are still offered government contracts, even though it has been proven that they cheated and lied and got finds. the same thing with the boeing contract for the border. they set out a contract that said they would have the northern border and the southern border covered, be done in so many years. there have been cost overrides, all of this stuff. we have 800 miles of border, we are paying billions of dollars. isn't that a fraud, canterbury investigate that? -- can't we investigate that? guest: there have been a number of cases brought against halliburton, kbr, of the case against boeing, maybe not specifically on the border
barbara is from rapid city, south dakota, on our line for independents. you are on with colette matzzie. caller: good morning, colette. i would like to ask a couple of questions about this whistleblower law and how it affects how it works. use ago i saw a special on abc about the policing -- years ago i saw a special on abc about the policing of america, and they talked about how a burden and now they had lied and cheated and yet they are still offered government contracts, even though it has...
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the city is probably best known for the beauty. kinds ofmidst all water, lakes, and rivers. we live in the mountains. all kinds of color. to me, the story is that we have become what we needed to become. we are a city that we have thrived on mining and timber. as that one away, so did many of our jobs. hard at will are we going to be? we do not want to lose that sense of who we were as far as people and a community. we had to look at what the jobs were going to being. we are known for the tour is on we have a -- we are known for the tour is him. we have a huge medical center. we are trying to diversify the economic base. we realize as a city, if we are not growing, it does not mean we but we have hugely, to be progressive and in the real world. at the same time, we what to hang on to the people here. i have hopes for the immunity. i do not see our culture go away. -- going away. >> "washington journal " continues. this morning on c-span's washington journal, we want to focus on the work of nih. we want to give you the opportunity to learn more about the people behind the age
the city is probably best known for the beauty. kinds ofmidst all water, lakes, and rivers. we live in the mountains. all kinds of color. to me, the story is that we have become what we needed to become. we are a city that we have thrived on mining and timber. as that one away, so did many of our jobs. hard at will are we going to be? we do not want to lose that sense of who we were as far as people and a community. we had to look at what the jobs were going to being. we are known for the tour...